Photographs: An Iraqi Family Makes a Home in the Bronx

Last March, Waleed Al Shok moved his family to the Bronx from Baghdad, where he had been working as an interpreter for the United States military — a job that ultimately put his family’s safety at risk.

Now in New York with refugee status, they live in a one-bedroom apartment in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. Mr. Al Shok works full time as a doorman at a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. His wife and two sons are trying to learn English. At times, they feel isolated in the family’s building, where many of their neighbors are native Spanish speakers.

To mark the start of @nytimes on Instagram, Todd Heisler, a staff photographer for The New York Times, spent time with the family at their home in the Bronx and elsewhere in the city. Mr. Heisler is one of seven photographers around the world sharing stories about “beginnings” this week on Instagram.